| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Grains |
Mexican |
|
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
lb |
Green Chiles; (peeled and seeds removed) |
| 3 |
lb |
Sugar |
| 1 |
ga |
Water |
| 1/4 |
ts |
Grape tannin |
| 1 |
|
Tablet Bisulite |
| 3 |
|
Tablests Yeast nutrient |
| 1 |
oz |
Acid blend |
| 24 |
|
Dried apricot halves |
| 1/2 |
c |
Raisins; chopped coarsely |
| 1 |
pk |
All-purpose wine yeast |
INSTRUCTIONS
Sam Arnold - Denver, Colorado
>From "The Chili-Lovers' Cookbook", compiled by Al and Mildred Fischer,
third edition, published in 1981 by Golden West Publishers, Phoenix, ISBN
0-914846-06-X :
Chop green chiles into 1/4-inch squares. Dissolve sugar in very warm water.
Chrust bisulfite and yeast tablets into a powder. Mix together all
ingredients EXCEPT wine yeast in a five-gallon polythene bucket. Cover with
plastic wrap. (This mixture is called the "must.") When must has cooled to
70-75 degrees F, sprinkle yeast on top. Cover bucket. Stir must daily.
Ferment for five days.
Strain out solids and press leftover pulp. Discard pulp. Siphon must into
narrow-necked one-gallon jug or carboy. Cover with double layer of plastic
wrap secured with rubber band or attached fermentation lock. Be sure liquid
is topped by adding water to bring level within 1-inch of top of jug. Place
jug away from drafts or extreme temperature changes. After three weeks,
siphon wine into 5-gallon bucket, leaving as much oif the yeast deposit
behind as possible. Carefully rinse jug and siphone wine back into jug. Top
liquid again. Replace cover. (This process is called "racking.") After
three months repeat the racking process.
When wine is clear and bubbles can no longer be seen rising in the liquid,
bottle the wine. If corks are used, store bottles on their sides. If screw
caps, store upright. Age one year.
Now, I have never tried this recipe (or any home winemaking), so I make no
warrantees or representations about how the results may turn out for any
adventurous Chile-Head who wants to try this.
By the way, Golden West Publishers in Phoenix publish a number of
spiral-bound cookbooks which should appeal to Chile-Heads, including the
Arizona Cookbook, the New Mexico Cookbook, Mexican Family Favorites
Cookbook, the Tequila Cookbook, etc.
Golden West Publishers 4113 N. Longview Phoenix, AZ 85014 Phone:
602/265-4392 Fax: 602/279-6901 URL: < http://www.thetown.com/ >
For a partial list of titles, see their distributor's web page at:
URL: < http://www.gourmetwest.com/GW.html >
Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V4 #265 by The Old Bear <oldbear@arctos.com>
on Jan 10, 1998
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